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Luman Lewis Cadwell

TAPS

Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky,
Gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh,
Falls the night.

Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, From the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.

Then good night, Peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn
Shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear,
Friend, good night.

Phelps Cemetery

Born:May 22, 1836 at Nanticoke Springs, NY

Entered
Service in the US Army from Troy, NY

Earned The Medal of Honor During the Civil War For heroism
September 20, 1864 at Alabama Bayou, LA

Died:July
09, 1925 at the age of 89

In action
against Confederate forces at the Alabama Bayou, Louisiana, on
September 20, 1864, Sergeant Luman Cadwell courageously, and
under a heavy fire from the enemy, captured a boat and brought
it to the shore where his command was able to use it to effect a
crossing of the bayou, and thereby routed the enemy.